SciFi and Fantasy Art: She Listens

It's not so bad as you say! I think you should try to be more natural with your pencils... what I mean is that the line seems too much straight and rigid. Try, after having put down few soft lines to sketch proportions, to let your hand go aroud them freely, making round, slender, natural forms, even if very confused. Among those confused lines, there is the just one: try to go closer and closer to it with darker strokes. At the beginning this is very important to learn how to give naturality, freedom and strength to your hand. I think you have talent, there are the hints for this, but you still have to get it out ^__^

Very good for mechanical pencil. But what is the meaning of the title?

It's a good practice piece, but never use yourself, all you end up doing is picking all your (perceived) imperfections, and magnifying them...... It catches your spirit, keep the faith....

Why do you thing, that the picture is horrifying? I like it. You have taken your picture on the front page as reference, haven't you?

Jens